Venus as it appears now – a hot, desolate world with swirling clouds of sulphuric acid

Academics from the French Université Paris-Saclay used computer simulations to predict that Venus once had a thick cloud covering and shallow oceans. The boffins suggested that the planet was extremely hot when it was first formed, but may have cooled down enough for liquid water to exist on the surface.

“A water ocean might have formed on Venus early in its history,” the scientists wrote.

This alien sea may have formed in the era after the planet was bombarded with asteroids whilst in the early stages of its existence.

“Early in their history, Earth-like planets are impacted by small rocky bodies, and the energy brought by the impactors heats the planet. Giant impactors can even remove the atmosphere and melt a large and deep fraction of the planet, leading to the formation of an “ocean” of molten rocks.”

“Giant impactors can even remove the atmosphere and melt a large and deep fraction of the planet, leading to the formation of an “ocean” of molten rocks.”

Venus is slightly smaller than Earth and is the second planet from the sun.

Scientists have also suggested ancient "space-faring aliens" that lived in our solar system billions of years before humans may once have called Venus home - but we currently have no way of finding out for sure.

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If you're wondering what life on Venus is like, you might get to find out soon enough.

Professor Stephen Hawking fears Earth could be "pushed over the brink" and turned into a world which resembles Venus.
He said global warming could cause temperatures to skyrocket beyond boiling point and sulphuric acid to rain from the sky.

Let's just hope the universe is a simulation and we find out how to hack it to make life a bit better.

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